North Korea has a population density of 570 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. North Korea has 48,964 sq ft of land per person vs 16,641 sq ft in Taiwan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, North Korea and Taiwan are ranked 52nd and 10th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. North Korea has 0.33% of the world's population and 0.08% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, hence the population density in North Korea is 66% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 570 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 52/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
26621357
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 46,491 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 48,911 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 36.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 63.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 10.8% | 71% |
North Korea vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in North Korea increased by 9.25%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, North Korea ranked 40th for population density and is in 52nd place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
North Korea
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 570 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 568 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 566 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 564 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 562 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 560 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 558 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 555 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 553 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 550 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 547 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 545 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 542 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 540 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 537 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 535 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 533 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 530 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 528 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 525 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 522 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 518 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 515 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 512 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 509 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 505 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 501 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 497 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 492 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 488 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 482 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 475 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 468 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 461 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 454 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 447 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 441 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 435 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 428 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 422 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 416 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 410 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 404 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 398 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 392 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 387 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 381 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 376 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 371 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 365 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 359 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 352 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 344 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 335 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 326 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 318 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 309 | 969 |
| 1967 | 300 | 945 |
| 1966 | 291.9 | 921 |
| 1965 | 284.3 | 895 |
| 1964 | 277.3 | 868 |
| 1963 | 270.3 | 842 |
| 1962 | 263.8 | 815 |
| 1961 | 257.9 | 789 |
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